Atsumori 03

1/16/2003

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The ghost of the warrior Atsumori sits on a stool (shoogi) to tell his confessional tale.  To faciliate arm movenments the right sleeve of the outer robe (chooken) is removed and rolled up in back (katanugi) to reveal the sleeve of the underkimono (atsuita).  He wears a white headband (hachimaki) over his mask (juuroku).  Compare the designs on this costume with those used in the following illustrations.